For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CBD. A compound of the cannabis plant known as cannabidiol.
CBD PRODUCTS. Includes industrial hemp products and hemp derived products.
EDIBLE INTOXICATING THC PRODUCT. A product or substance defined as an “edible cannabinoid product” under Minn. Stat. § 151.72 (2022) and/or any intoxicating THC product that is intended to be eaten, swallowed or consumed as a beverage, contains intoxicating THC in combination with food ingredients, and is not a drug.
HEMP or INDUSTRIAL HEMP. Refers to the “industrial hemp” definition provided under Minn. Stat. § 18K.02 subd. 3, as may be amended.
HEMP MANUFACTURING. The ability to facilitate the manufacturing of industrial hemp.
INTOXICATING THC PRODUCTS. Products made from substances extracted from certified hemp plants that produce intoxicating effects when consumed by any route of administration and have more than a trace amount of THC. Intoxicating THC products include but are not limited to products made with Delta-8 THC, Delta-9 THC, Delta-10 THC, THC-O , THC-P (Tetrahydrocannabiphorol) and HHC (Hexahydrocannabinol).
MEDICAL CANNABIS. Refers to the “medical cannabis” definition provided under Minn. Stat. § 152.22, subd. 6, as may be amended.
MEDICAL CANNABIS DISTRIBUTION FACILITY. A facility operated by a medical cannabis manufacturer for purposes of distributing medical cannabis in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 152.29, subd. 1(a), as may be amended, and the requirements of the commissioner of Minnesota department of health or other applicable state law.
NONINTOXICATING CANNABINOID (CBD) PRODUCT. Products made from substances extracted from certified hemp plants that do not produce intoxicating effects when consumed by any route of administration.
SCHOOL. Any property owned, leased, or controlled by a school district or an organization operating a nonpublic school, as that term is defined in Minn. Stat. § 123B.41, subd. 9, where an elementary, middle, secondary school, secondary vocational center or other school providing educational services for any grade kindergartner through grade 12 is located, or any property owned, leased or used as a community education program by a school district or districts for children and their caregivers, relatives or parents for the ages from birth to kindergarten, excluding properties exclusively used for the remote or online delivery of educational programming.
SPECIALTY INTOXICATING THC PRODUCT RETAILER. A business that sells intoxicating THC products and derives more than 10% of its gross revenue OR dedicates more than 10% of its retail space from the sale of any intoxicating THC products or related devices.
THC. Tetrahydrocannabinol.
(Ord. 22-015, passed 10-24-2022; Ord. 23-004, passed 3-13-2023)